Sixteen injured after taxi they were travelling in, rolled in Atlantis

Sixteen people were injured on Morning morning when the taxi they were travelling in, rolled in Atlantis.

ER24’s spokesperson, Russel Meiring, said paramedics arrived on the scene in the Rondeberg Road after 9a.m to find the wrecked taxi upright in the middle of the road.

Meiring added that several passengers were seen seated along the roadside.

‘’Medics assessed the patients and found two were in serious condition while fourteen others had sustained minor to moderate injuries. Fortunately, no fatalities were found,’’ said Russel Meiring, ER24’s spokesperson.

‘’The patients were treated, and the two seriously injured patients were given pain-relief medication. Once treated, one patient was airlifted by the AMS helicopter to a nearby hospital, while the remaining patients were transported by ambulance,’’ he added.

SAPS is investigating the matter.

Done By: Mitchum George